News
News and updates from the XR Stories team.
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Immersive storytelling at Sonar 2023
An immersive experience by XR Stories Research Fellow, Dr Nick Bax, has been selected as part of Sonar 2023.
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XR Stories at the Media Production and Technology Show
Researchers from XR Stories have presented new research on Virtual Production at the Media Production and Technology Show.
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XR Stories interns commended at Immerse UK awards
Interactive Media students, Edmund Wei and Elliot Mann, were commended for their work at the inaugural Immerse UK awards.
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OpenXR 2 funding supports two further immersive R&D projects
XR Stories has awarded funding to two additional research and development (R&D) projects through the OpenXR 2 funding call. Tyke...
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XR Stories launches new XR Demonstrators programme
The XR Demonstrators programme will explore the use of extended reality technologies in the Yorkshire and Humber Creative Industries.
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XR Stories intern develops new app for York Civic Trust
An XR Stories intern has helped the York Civic Trust to develop a prototype Augmented Reality (AR) experience.
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Exploring the impact of immersive experiences
Research undertaken at the XR Stories Green Screens event provides an insight into the impact of immersive storytelling on climate change perceptions.
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XR Stories explores next steps for the Creative Industries Clusters Programme
At a conference in Westminster, XR Stories will examine how to build on the successes of the Cluster Partnerships.
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Propelling UK XR at SXSW
In March 2023, XR Stories attended SXSW to showcase immersive demos of projects undertaken with UK partners and to share new research and explore XR innovations and issues.
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Challenging climate change perceptions through immersive experiences
The XR Stories Climate Change Challenge funded three projects that use immersive storytelling to challenge climate change perceptions.
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Accelerator programmes give screen industries a boost
In 2022, XR Stories ran an Immersive Digital Accelerator programme for underrepresented groups in the Yorkshire and Humber screen industries.
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XR Stories and SIGN support the creation of new digital stories for ITV’s Emmerdale
XR Stories and the Screen Industries Growth Network (SIGN) and have launched a new research and development (R&D) project, Extending...
